Combined tie-plate and brace.



I. L. EDWARDS. mmmmn TIE PLATE AND BRAOB. APPLI IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 908.

920,842, I Patented May 4, 1909.

v H I UNITED STATESPATENT @EFIBIQE I ISAAo L. EDwARDsoi AURoRA,ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB OFTWO-FIFTHS TO MILT N D. JONES AND TWO-FIFTHS TOFRANK M. PRICE, BOTH or AURORA, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED TIE-PLATE AND BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 8, 1908.- SerialNo. 442,550.

Patented May 4, 1909. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC L. EDWARDS, of.

Aurora, in the county of Kane and'in the State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Combined Tie- Plateand Brace, and do hereby declare. that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined tieplate and rail brace embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a detailviewin perspective of a ortion of the brace leg and the block engagethereby. l

The object of my invention has been to provide a combined tie-plate andbrace for railroads, which shall eflectively prevent spreading orturning over of-the rails, and to such ends, my invention consists inthe compinged tie-plate and brace hereinafter speci- In carrying myinvention into practice I provide a tie plate A that is adapted to besecured to the tie B, as by spikes C, the said tie plate having on itsend toward the outer side of the rail an up-turned lip a. Upon the tieplate and in line with the said lip is secured a block a, that isadapted to fit over the base ofthe rail D, when the latter is inposition, the said block being secured to the base plate in any desiredmanner, as by rivets. A brace E is interposed between the rail and thelip a, the said brace having a foot e that is adapted to rest againstthe lip a, and having a shank e extending from the said foot toward therail, where it is provided with a shoe 6 that is adapted to fit againstthe side and under surface of the tread of the rail. The brace is, also,provided with a leg 6* that extends down against the web of the rail.

The leg 6 is 'rovided with a lip e at its lower 7 end, which ip isadapted to vfit under an over-hanging portion a of the block a, the saidblock having a laterally extending notch or slot a into which the leg isadapted to be received. A I

In the operation of my device, the tie plate and block a, are adaptedfor use without the brace wherever, it is desired to support the railupon a tie plate, and to provide means for preventing movement of therails away from each other. This tie plate and block are sufficient forstraight portions of the track. Where, however, it is desired to bracethe rail to prevent its turning over, as

upon a curve, the brace E is interposed be tween the tread of the railand the lip a. This can be done without disturbing the rail or the tieplate, by placing the brace against the rail and driving it alongparallel to the rail until the foot c has reached its position againstthe lip a and the leg 6 has passed into the notch or slot a In thisposition the lip e will have been engaged under the overhanging ortion aof the block a so as to be securely eld down. The brace is then secured:in position by driving a spike F through the foot 6 and thetie )late- Ipreferably make the shoe 0 of suc width on the side of the braceopposite to the notch or slot a as to prevent the brace from swinging ina direction to allow the leg 6 to pass out of the slot, or notch a andthis is a precaution in addition to the bearing of the foot e againstthe lip a. I thus effectively prevent movement of the brace to aninoperative position, although it is secured in place by the driving ofbut a single spike. The rail being engaged both by the tread and thebase is effectively prevented from tipping, such as The down by thefastening beoccurs during s reading of the rails. brace being tie tweenits leg and the block a cannot swing upward about the foot 6 as a pivot,and it, therefore, more effectively prevents the outward tipping of thetread of the rail.

It is obvious that changes can be made in the above illustratedconstruction, which will be within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A combined tie plate and brace, consisting ofa tie plate, having anup-turned lip, a block secured to the said tie plate, and having aportion adapted to over-lie the flange of the rail, and a brace having afoot adapted to rest against said 1i), and a shoe adapted torest againstthe si e and under-surface of the tread of the rail, said brace alsohaving a leg, and means for connecting said leg and said block.

2. A combined tie plate and brace, consisting of a tie plate, having anup-turned lip, a block secured to the said tie plate, and having aportion adapted to over-lie the flange of the rail, and a brace having afoot adapted to rest against said lip, and shoe adapted to rest againstthe side and under-surface of the tread of the rail, said brace alsohaving a leg, and means for connecting said leg and said block, saidmeans consisting of a slot in said block and a lip formed on said leg,and adapted to engage the under portion of said block adjacent to saidslot.

3. A combined tie plate and brace, consisting'of a tie plate, having anLip-turned lip, a block secured to the said tie plate, and having aportion adapted to over-lie the flange of the rail, and a brace havingafoot adapted to rest against said lip, and shoe adapted to rest againstthe side and under-surface of the tread of the rail, said brace alsohaving a leg, and means for connecting said leg and said block, saidmeans consisting of a slot formed in said block, and opening in thedirection of i the length of the rail, and a lip formed on the lower endof said leg, and adapted to engage the under-surface of said blockadjacent to said slot.

4. A combined tie plate and brace, consisting of a tie plate, having anu J-turned lip, a block secured to the said tie p ate, and having aportion adapted to over-lie the I '1 o o a b said leg and said block,said means consisting of a slot formed in said block and opening in thedirection of the length of the rail, and a lip formed on the lower endof said leg and adapted to engage the n11der-surlace of said blockadjacent to said slot, said shoe extending along the rail in a directionaway from. said slot, a sulilcient distance past the inner end of saidslot to prevent said brace from swinging on said foot, so that said legcan escape from said slot.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l. 40

have hereunto set my hand.

ISAAC L. El) YARDS.

Witnesses:

EDWIN J. PRINDLE, JosnPmNn JJ. LAWLOR.

